Pray to catch the bus, then run as fast as you can.
Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite - getting something down.
Rather than being taught to ask ourselves who we are, we are schooled to ask others. We are, in effect, trained to listen to others’ versions of ourselves.
Because if you're trying to write and you have unlimited time, you can procrastinate an unlimited account, but if you have limited time, you rush to the page trying to get something down in the little bit of fragment of time that you have, and you may write a great deal that way.
Soul is not about function; it's about beauty, form, and memory.
When I ask for help with my creativity, I get it.
Creativity is not and never has been sensible.
My heart holds the world in tender awe.
Doing work points the way to new and better work to be done.
We don't often talk about the fact that writing is all about rhythm. When you get too up in your head, you can lose a lot of your writing. Sometimes what a writer really needs to do is go dancing.
It's impossible to get better and look good at the same time.
As children we hoard and gloat over words. Words give ownership: we name our world and we claim it...Children trust the power of words.
When we open ourselves to exploring our creativity, we open ourselves to God: good, orderly direction.
Enthusiasm is not an emotional state. It is a spiritual commitment, a loving surrender to our creative process. Enthusiasm - from the Greek, filled with God - is an ongoing energy supply tapped into the flow of life itself.
I honor the wisdom of life. I learn from life in all its forms. The tree teaches me. The sparrow and the wren sing my song. I am open to the lessons Life brings me from the earth. I learn from the wind, from the sun, from the small flowers, and from the stars. I walk without arrogance. I learn from all I encounter. I open my mind and heart to the guidance and love that come to me from the natural world.
Some people find it easier to picture the stream of inspiration as being like radio waves of all sorts being broadcast at all times. With practice, we learn to hear the desired frequency on request. We tune in to the frequency we want.
Adversity is a misperception as all works toward the good.
when I talk about a writing life, I'm talking about a life in which writing is the dominant response to living.
Life is what we make of it. Whether we conceive of an inner god force or an other, outer God, doesn't matter. Relying on that force does.
Nothing dies harder than a bad idea.
Sometimes the dying live more fiercely and wisely than the rest of us. (146)
Answered prayers are scary. They imply responsibility. You asked for it. Now that you've got it, what are you going to do? Why else the cautionary phrase Watch out for what you pray for; you might just get it?
As you explore your inner world, your outer world will come more sharply into focus. As you face your imagined barriers, you will encounter real ones, as well.
Anger is meant to be acted upon. It is not meant to be acted out.
It is the use of creativity which heals the creative wound.
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